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Opinion

When the chips are down

When the chips are down, the going gets tough and as a consequence taking hard and strategic decisions becomes...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

There’s hope for a better tomorrow

Pakistan is undergoing testing times in political stability and economic sustainability. Hope for a better tomorrow...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Opinion

Loss-making SOEs must be privatized

The SOEs are required to be privatised. This compulsion is driven by no other reason than that going forward, no...

Updated 14 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Opinion

Implementation – a key challenge

The World Bank issues ‘policy advice’ to Pakistan, from time to time, on key reforms, structural weaknesses and...

Updated 07 Oct, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

The changing world order: a perspective

Driven by spectacular economic excellence and independence of countries, which for years remained subjugated under...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

G20 summit a big moment for India?

Riding on the success of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on moon, India hosted a BRICS meeting and soon thereafter a ...

Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am

Opinion

Bills: repenting for the sins of others

Jolted by the severe backlash against highly inflated power bills resulting in protests across the country joined by...

Published 09 Sep, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Public sentiment taken for granted

The public sentiment has mostly been taken for granted by the governments and the parliamentarians as a class with ...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 07:59am

Opinion

Daunting challenges facing the caretakers

The caretaker government has stepped in amidst massive economic and political challenges demanding promulgation of ...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Opinion

Pakistan’s journey since Independence

Pakistan celebrated its 76th independence day amidst nationwide fanfare, coinciding with a change of government in...

Published 19 Aug, 2023 06:59am

Opinion

PIA to go under the hammer

The last leg of the incumbent government witnessed numerous policy decisions and legislations - one of them is the...

Updated 12 Aug, 2023 07:30am

Opinion

Future drivers of country’s growth

The incumbent government, in the very last leg of its tenure, has sowed the seeds of agriculture, mineral and mines,...

Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Hunger in Pakistan

Pakistan hosts the poorest population with per capita income at $1550 compared with Bangladesh at $2660 and India at...

Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am

Opinion

SOEs: privatisation the only solution

Driven by the current ‘four-point must list of IMF’ to qualify for the next tranche of Fund’s lending in...

Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:15am

Opinion

Euphoria must not give way to despair

The nation is in a state of euphoria since it successfully clinched an International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) $3...

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 06:31am

Opinion

‘Charter of economy’ - an exercise in futility

Calls for delineating a ‘charter of economy’ have become a trend in Pakistan. The leaderships of almost all...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Criticality of foreign investment

Apparently, foreign investors are finding it difficult to maintain sustainability of their businesses in Pakistan....

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:56am

Opinion

Country perception and FDI

Country Perception and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) are closely interrelated. An investor when deciding to commit...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Opinion

Elusive IMF bailout: the end of the road?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the country’s political situation are the two main issues that are...

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 07:10am

Opinion

IMF versus vote politics

In political science, economic voting is a theoretical perspective which argues that voter behavior is heavily...

Updated 10 Jun, 2023 05:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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